Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Fireworks require releases? You mean those great fireworks photos I took last year at the state fair are worthless for stock photo purposes? How about those photos I shot at night of rides and ferris wheels and kids eating cotton candy? Worthless?? Francesco At 08:53 PM 1/12/99 , you wrote: >>For my two pennies, get a release if you are going to show the picture out >>side your darkroom. If you make any gain from the photograph then it is a >>commercial useage and someone may take objection to their image being used >>to inrich solely your purse. But remember it is not just people but >>property and in the case of Houston, TX., fireworks promoter their fireworks >>display( they lost but next time they may not). > >That is not correct. I make money every day from the pictures I take, and >I've never done a release for a picture I've put in the paper. I have for >freelance jobs. The law is very clear, that you do not need releases for >editorial use. But then, you better be careful that that is all you're ever >going to use your pictures for. If not, get the release. Same with >fireworks. If you are on public land when you take the picture, and you >don't use it for commercial purposes (that does not mean if you make money >from it) then you are safe. > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >What is the probability that something will happen according to the odds? >